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   THE MARTYR OF BUTLERIAN JIHAD (icon_of_computational_sin@mstdn.starnix.network)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 14:37:06 JST THE MARTYR OF BUTLERIAN JIHAD

   Remember. Computer companies think you are massively retarded and cannot think for yourself, therefore you need your OS to act as a nanny.

   Microsoft does this.
   Apple does this.
   This mentality has even infected open source projects, like GNOME or Wayland.

   IT people are suffering from an enormous God complex that needs to be eradicated as soon as possible, otherwise we all will end up worse and worse every year.

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 14:49:57 JST 翠星石

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     @icon_of_computational_sin >Locates and stops malware from installing or running on your device.
     >Doesn't stop windows from running.
     Hmm.
     
     GNOME and Wayland actually manage to be free software projects, entirely by accident, but I wonder when they'll be made proprietary.
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:10:41 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     If you don't know how to use awk, sed, or grep to accomplish daily tasks, please commit die. 😏
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     Tyler (tyler@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:10:42 JST Tyler

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     :terry_smile: Computers went wrong when they started being made for niggers or summat
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     The Forbidden Dreamer (forbiddendreamer@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:10:42 JST The Forbidden Dreamer

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     @tyler @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin IPhone, which is basically the same thing
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     skylar :confederateflag:??? :z: (skylar@misskey.yandere.love)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:10:43 JST skylar :confederateflag:??? :z:

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     @icon_of_computational_sin the worst thing microsoft has done to security was turn windows defender into a copyright janny, making cracks for video games show up as false positives
     
     but the end user is still retarded, and if the tools to really fuck something up are out in the open instead of a 30 second google search away, all you'd get is a lot more e-waste from people throwing out "broken" computers
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     Tyler (tyler@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:14:04 JST Tyler

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     Awkward Sedomites Grepping my benis 🤮
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     sed 's/Awkward/Awesome/'
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:22:35 JST 翠星石

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     @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin @sapphire If you write a virus for the kernel, Linux, you actually have to convince the user to install such kernel module as root, which isn't really that successful (although, many suckers have been conned into installing proprietary kernel modules and Linux developers have been known to be easy to convince to slap proprietary malware right into Linux (but of course GNU Linux-libre doesn't have that problem)).
     
     The reason free software virus's are uncommon is due to the following; https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/evilmalware.html
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     skylar :confederateflag:??? :z: (skylar@misskey.yandere.love)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:22:36 JST skylar :confederateflag:??? :z:

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     @sapphire @icon_of_computational_sin imagine how much of a giant pain in the ass it'd be to write a linux virus
     >only works on ubuntu but not debian and other derivatives, and only then on amd64
     >python gets updated and it quits working
     >libpeepee changes from version 1.1.04.390234.123123c to 1.1.04.390234.123123d and it totally breaks
     >it doesn't work on thursdays on the latest 3 nodejs versions
     >it crashes immediately with postgresql 15 or later
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     sapphire (sapphire@shortstacksran.ch)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:22:37 JST sapphire

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     @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin this. The reason linuxtards don’t have to worry about as much malware is because userland Linux doesn’t have enough viable targets.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:26:34 JST 翠星石

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     @sapphire @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin What proprietary drug are you smoking?
     
     GNU/Linux is an incredibly viable target (anything actually important that needs to work runs it), but it's hard to attack, as the security isn't horrible.
     
     There are billions of routers that run BusyBox/Linux and lots more proprietary software, which are very viable targets that often get exploited.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:27:44 JST 翠星石

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     @icon_of_computational_sin @sapphire @skylar The routers usually run BusyBox/Linux and well the base would be BusyBox rather than Linux, although Linux does the routing.
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     THE MARTYR OF BUTLERIAN JIHAD (icon_of_computational_sin@mstdn.starnix.network)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:27:45 JST THE MARTYR OF BUTLERIAN JIHAD

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     @sapphire @skylar no, it's usually either simple passwords or misconfigured services that allow code execution being exposed. Redis is popular here.

     Also, L'Eunuchs-based SOHO routers are the literal scourge. Half of them have backdoors right out of the box.

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     THE MARTYR OF BUTLERIAN JIHAD (icon_of_computational_sin@mstdn.starnix.network)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:27:46 JST THE MARTYR OF BUTLERIAN JIHAD

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     @sapphire @skylar wrong. Server L'Eunuchs is an absolute haven for malware. 100000 compromised servers won't lie!

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     sapphire (sapphire@shortstacksran.ch)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:27:46 JST sapphire

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     @icon_of_computational_sin @skylar some retarded jeet scammer getting social engineered out of the password to his mail spam box isn’t a “compromised server” due to malware.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:34:29 JST 翠星石

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     @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin @sapphire Yes, poorly written exploits can just crash the router without writing anything to flash, but that doesn't happen if the attackers have any level of competence.
     
     If you go and download Mirai (if would be free software if only it had license headers), you'll be able to trivially exploit many routers on the internet via password guessing and get quite a substantial botnet (by design it doesn't write anything to flash to avoid detection, but really any vulnerable router that gets power-cycled soon gets re-infected).
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     skylar :confederateflag:??? :z: (skylar@misskey.yandere.love)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:34:30 JST skylar :confederateflag:??? :z:

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     @Suiseiseki @icon_of_computational_sin @sapphire
     >exploit a consumer router
     >it just crashes and has to be power cycled
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     sapphire (sapphire@shortstacksran.ch)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:37:30 JST sapphire

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     @Suiseiseki @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin >viable targets
     It’s not 1995 anymore old man, a viable target isn’t a vulnerable system running a specific version of VNC and a different specific version of sshd, it’s Ronald from sales who had to ask security to unlock the security training 8 times before he passed it and who really think the company just sent him 3700 shares in the company and opens the pdf explaining it
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:37:30 JST 翠星石

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     @sapphire @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin Yes, Ronald from sales and computers running known vulnerable software are both viable targets.
     
     Social engineering just takes more work and is riskier (as you're easier to track down), but the payout can be much larger.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:43:00 JST 翠星石

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     @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin @sapphire >those sacks of shit will still need to be power cycled if you look at them funny
     Typically attackers exploit thousands or tens of thousands of routers at a time and could and would simply ignore any that crashed.
     
     >i haven't used a consumer router in like 15 years
     There really isn't much difference between a consssuuummeer router and a "business router", as both run mostly the same software - typically BusyBox with an extremely old, proprietary version of Linux with some crappy scripts to generate the web interface.
     
     I personally use a GNUbooted router that runs GNU/Linux-libre.
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     skylar :confederateflag:??? :z: (skylar@misskey.yandere.love)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:43:01 JST skylar :confederateflag:??? :z:

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     @Suiseiseki @icon_of_computational_sin @sapphire you could be the best programmer on the planet and those sacks of shit will still need to be power cycled if you look at them funny
     
     i assume they're still terrible, i haven't used a consumer router in like 15 years
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     sapphire (sapphire@shortstacksran.ch)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:45:05 JST sapphire

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     @skylar @Suiseiseki @icon_of_computational_sin mostly it’s got 10gbps
     
     I didn’t pay for it btw I stole it from my last ISP
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:45:05 JST 翠星石

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     @sapphire @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin >Paying $600 for a router instead of grabbing any computer with 8x PCIe 2.0 slots and plugging in a 10GBASE-T SFP+ card (used ones are extremely cheap - the Intel 82599ES cards work with free software too).
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     sapphire (sapphire@shortstacksran.ch)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:45:06 JST sapphire

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     @skylar @Suiseiseki @icon_of_computational_sin mine only works in AP mode and it cost $600 but it’s only shit the bed on me once and a reboot fixed it
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     skylar :confederateflag:??? :z: (skylar@misskey.yandere.love)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:45:06 JST skylar :confederateflag:??? :z:

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     @sapphire @Suiseiseki @icon_of_computational_sin wtf how is it $600
     is it an original signed by John Router?
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:46:54 JST 翠星石

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     @sapphire @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin >anyone who has a homelab is running pf or opnsense
     I do not run that proprietary software - I run GNU/Linux-libre.
     
     >I didn’t pay for it btw I stole it from my last ISP
     >He doesn't realize that the ISP always accounts for the cost of any router in each monthly payment, meaning that the router has been paid for many times over.
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     sapphire (sapphire@shortstacksran.ch)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:46:55 JST sapphire

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     @Suiseiseki @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin anyone who’s anyone who has a homelab is running pf or opnsense
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     sapphire (sapphire@shortstacksran.ch)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:47:44 JST sapphire

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     @Suiseiseki @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin it’s not just a router retard, it’s a wireless AP.
     
     All my routing is handled by an opnsense VM
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:47:44 JST 翠星石

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     @sapphire @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin >He can't plug a Wi-Fi card into his router that works with free software and have it work as a wireless AP too.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:48:17 JST 翠星石

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     @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin @sapphire BSBcacks always lose, as all BSD's are proprietary software.
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     @Suiseiseki @icon_of_computational_sin @sapphire BSDchads stay winning
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     sapphire (sapphire@shortstacksran.ch)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:48:50 JST sapphire

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     @Suiseiseki @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin you know what buddy, you seem like you need it bad so you win on the internet today because you’re autistic and boring
     
     I’m gonna keep shitposting with sky tho
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:48:50 JST 翠星石

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     @sapphire @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin >because you’re autistic
     Unfortunately, I was professionally diagnosed as not autistic.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:51:37 JST 翠星石

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     @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin @sapphire >really it's not base-T if it's SFP+
     You can get 10GBASE-T SFP+ transceivers no problem; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:10GBase-T_SFP%2B_Transceiver.jpg (quite cheap used too).
     
     You can plug in a 10GBASE-SR transceiver instead of course.
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     @Suiseiseki @icon_of_computational_sin @sapphire network cards are one of the few things intel does well, i like my quad port X710s
     
     and really it's not base-T if it's SFP+, that depends on what transceiver you plug in, it could be 10G-base-SR
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:53:26 JST 翠星石

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     @sapphire @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin >I just paid money for a product that works
     You didn't just pay money, you paid with your freedom too.
     
     The Wi-Fi card I bought was of high quality - you plug it in and it works.
     
     
     Wi-Fi is really optional, as I always make sure to run at least 1000BASE-T.
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     @Suiseiseki @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin yeah sorry I want it to work so I just paid money for a product that works
     
     Need wireless to work to do my job, I can’t play retarded ewaste hobby autism with it
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:55:40 JST 翠星石

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     @sapphire @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin >the router lives in a metal box in the basement, that's a terrible location for a WAP
     Acquire some long antenna extender wires and run those wires to a better spot and put the antenna's there?
     
     >good luck finding a card that works acceptably with any network with more than 2 wireless devices
     Atheros 802.11n cards, especially the tri-band ones work great.
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     @skylar @Suiseiseki @icon_of_computational_sin it’s also a load of horseshit, good luck finding a card that works acceptably with any network with more than 2 wireless devices
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     @Suiseiseki @icon_of_computational_sin @sapphire but the router lives in a metal box in the basement, that's a terrible location for a WAP
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 15:58:01 JST 翠星石

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     @sapphire @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin 802.11b? I use 802.11n.
     
     My thinkpads certainly aren't e-waste, as when GNUbooted, they don't have any digital handcuffs to prevent you from fixing the software and there are schematics.
     
     What is ewaste is handcuffed hardware that lacks schematics.
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     @skylar @Suiseiseki @icon_of_computational_sin “huer it works fine with my ewaste 802.11b thinkpads”
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     👺防空識別區👹 (sojourn maxxing) (adiz@wl0.9ch.nl)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 16:05:55 JST 👺防空識別區👹 (sojourn maxxing)

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     @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin That's the real black-pill: we will never have anything nice because most people are dumb asf and lazy. Virtually everything bad in the world we can ultimately blame on the common man.

     ✙ dcc :pedomustdie: :phear_slackware: likes this.
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     ✙ dcc :pedomustdie: :phear_slackware: (dcc@annihilation.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 16:06:10 JST ✙ dcc :pedomustdie: :phear_slackware:

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     @adiz @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin Both a black and white pill tbh
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 16:15:57 JST 翠星石

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     @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin @sapphire Idk, the really long antenna the wire makes tends to work fine.
     
     I guess you could use cheap steel pipe as a waveguide instead if you are a jank enjoyer.
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     @Suiseiseki @icon_of_computational_sin @sapphire coax attenuation per foot is absolutely atrocious at 2.4 and 5.8GHz until you go for absurdly thick and expensive coax/hardline
     there's a reason we put the transceiver as close to the antenna as possible
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 16:19:54 JST 翠星石

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     @sapphire @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin >name one thing
     I can name 4 freedoms you have lost;
     - The freedom to run the software as you wish (it's proprietary and running it in certain ways is forbidden).
     - The freedom to study the software and change it as you wish (it's proprietary and there is no source code).
     - The freedom to redistribute copies of the software, so you can help others, as you wish.
     - The freedom to redistribute copies of the software with your changes, so you can help others, as you wish.
     
     https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html#four-freedoms
     
     >sorry for owning tech made this millennium
     If it has a proprietary software implementation, you don't own it - it owns you.
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     @Suiseiseki @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin >n
     I’m using ax, sorry for owning tech made this millennium
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     @Suiseiseki @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin wow ok so, I actually don’t care about any of that, my first concern is that this equipment efficiently connects me with the over 100k a year I make to jiggle my mouse and check in on teams
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 16:26:15 JST 翠星石

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     @sapphire @skylar @icon_of_computational_sin So you're actually glad to surrender your freedom huh?
     
     Proprietary software tends to make a poor router in my experience and only free software gives ultimate routing reliability.
     
     >check in on teams
     Even over 100k a year wouldn't be enough for me to surrender my freedom to teams.